Scharf



March 25, 1958 B scH GARMENT Filed Oct. 31, 1955 United States PatentGARMENT Benjamin Scharf, Highland Park, N. J.

Application October 31, 1955, Serial No. 543,643

1 Claim. (Cl. 2212) This invention relates to improvements in garmentsand is more particularly directed to the provision of a garmentcomprising an inner pants portion and a skirt portion of greater lengththan the pants portion to which the same is afiixed in such manner thatthe skirt will normally cover the pants portion, the latter secured tothe skirt at the waist band. Each of the garment parts has a slot alonga portion of its length opening to the waist member, and has separablefastening means along the margins thereof along the slot for closing andopening the slot at the will of the user. The skirt portion is providedwith separable fastening means at the waist band of the skirt in linewith the slot therein.

A further feature of the invention is in the provision of separablefastener means at the waist band of the skirt in line with the slottherein, whereby, after the slot portions have been closed, the waistband may be tightened at the slot portion areas. When the pants arepartly or wholly exposed in swirling of the skirt member, a one-piecegarment effect will be attained, defined by the pants and the undersideof the skirt member. This swirling effect is attained as the pants areshorter than and thus concealed (Figs. 1 and 2) by the skirt portion,and further, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the skirt is full and has foldsso that on turning, a swirling effect is attained. This swirling effectmay be utilized with applicants structure by forming the pants and theskirt (or a liner 9 for the interior of the skirt) of the same pattern;a one-piece garment effect would be attained. Thus also the possibilityof error in using mismates is reduced. The arrangement of partial slotsand fastener means above mentioned enables the garment to be conformedto the users body to avoid slipping and hiking 1n use.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a one piece garment embodying theinvention,

Fig. 2 is a similar view thereof, showing the slot portions of the skirtand pants portions thereof open, and

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the skirt turned up. disclosing furtherdetails of construction and Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken atline 4-4 of Fig. 2 through the skirt and inner liner thereof.

As shown in the drawings, the garment of the inventions comprises a pairof pants 3 having a waist band 1 and a slot extending for a portion ofthe length of the pants, opening to said waist band, separable fastenermeans 7 being disposed along the portions of the pants defining themargins thereof along the slot for closing and opening the slot at thewill of the user. A skirt member 5 of greater length than the pants, isprovided. said skirt being suitably secured to the waist band and havinga slot 4 opening to the waist band of substantially equal length to thelength of the partial slot in the pants. Separable fastener means areprovided along the portions of the skirt defining the margins thereof,along the slot thereof, for closing and opening the slot at the will ofthe user. Separable fastener means 8 are provided at the waist band ofthe skirt in line with the slot therein. The skirt and pants member arepreferably stitched together at the waistband so as to align the slotportions. The ends 6 of the leg portions of the pants members areprovided with elastic means for contraction thereof about the legs ofthe user. The skirt has an inner liner of the same pattern as the pantsmember, so that when the skirt is swirled, as for example, in rollerskating or ice skating (for which the garment is particularly adapted)the effect attained is that of a one piece garment.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

A garment comprising an outer skirt member, a waistband at one edge ofsaid skirt member, said waistband being open and defining free ends ofsaid waistband, means for securing the free ends on said waistband,together, a pair of pants attached to the Waistband in underlyingrelation to said skirt member, said pants having an outer face andhaving an opening extending downwardly from the waistband opening for aportion of the pants length, said outer skirt member being of a lengthgreater than that of the pants, said outer skirt member having amarginal opening extending downwardly from the waistband in alignmentwith the opening in the pants and of substantially equal length to saidpants opening, separable fastening means for said skirt member opening,separable fastening means for the marginal opening of the waistband,separable fastening means for the pants opening, means at the pantsbottoms for constricting the same about the legs of the wearer, a linerfor the skirt member, said liner being compatible in design to thematerial of the outer face of the pants, so that when the outer skirtmember is lifted above the pants in swirling of the skirt member, aone-piece garment effect will be defined by the pants and the liner ofthe skirt member.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS2,160,521 Rothstein May 30, 1939 2,513,108 Reger June 27, 1950 2,697,224Aidenland Dec. 21, 1954

